‘We Don’t Hold Regulatory Actions For Press’ – Inside FDA’s Communications Difficulties And Misinformation Fights

Internal US FDA emails illustrate the difficulties coordinating regulatory decisions and communications about them as the agency considers growing its allies in the war against misinformation.

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US Food and Drug Administration public relations schedules sometimes do not line up those for regulatory decisions, which can enable misinformation and loss of message control, a problem the agency has seen increase during the pandemic.

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, FDA staff posted information about the revocation of the hydroxychloroquine emergency use authorization,...

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